|Poem| Armchair

 

Armchair

-- To the “Young Girl in Black, in Yellow Armchair” painted by Matisse (1935)

 

Light pink, light pink sky on the upper right

A wad of light, light spreading downwards

Midnight blue overflowing under olive color leaves

Woman lying in a yellow chair not budging at all

Left arm long stretched out, long out to the side

 

Note on the Muse:

Matisse said, "Starting to paint, I felt gloriously free,

quiet, and alone." I am that way when I write poems.

 

© Ryang Suh, MD 2023.11.21